Michael Kiggins

My debut novel AND THE TRAIN KEPT MOVING is now available from @RunWildBooks and wherever you buy books. he/him

[Michael Kiggins @MikeKiggins]

Hey, y'all! The newest issue of Ghost Parachute is out, and I have a story in it along with some really great writers. I hope you'll check out "Your Five-Step Guide to Being a Pallbearer."

[Ghost Parachute @GhostParachute]

The May 2026 issue is here! https://t.co/5ljch0voQN

[Michael Kiggins @MikeKiggins]

@herekdeckman Thank you for the laugh because, yeah, he was still horny.

[Michael Kiggins @MikeKiggins]

RIP

[Michael Kiggins @MikeKiggins]

According to the fitting room mirrors in three different stores, I have apparently never, ever, ever worked out, not even this morning’s eight-mile run. Why are mirrors I’m used to kinder to my body dysmorphia?

[Michael Kiggins @MikeKiggins]

Saw Backrooms this morning. Spoilers below.
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Overall, the atmosphere was tense and creepy, and the set designs were well done. However, the plot felt disjointed, the pacing was slow for the most part, but then the third act was quite rushed.

[Michael Kiggins @MikeKiggins]

@RepOgles Right, right, it wasn’t you. Not Tennessee’s George Santos knock-off throwing an unnamed “member of [your] comms team” under the bus. Just curious, but did someone on your “comms team” also disappear that $25K from your GoFundMe?

[Michael Kiggins @MikeKiggins]

@MagaKristine @Pontifex Please, buy a dictionary and a Bible. You’ll learn a lot of words that you somehow missed at any point in your education and adult life. Also, you should look up “treason,” “pedophile,” “rapist,” “golden calf,” “cognitive dissonance,” and “the sunk cost fallacy.”

[Tyler Dempsey @tylercdempsey]

More like Grantavirus, amiright?

[Michael Kiggins @MikeKiggins]

@TheLincoln Those tweets just floored me. If they can’t be bothered to properly vet and cite their own sources, how much “slack” are they cutting their students?

[Michael Kiggins @MikeKiggins]

@WriterLDavis For American English, the first option is the correct one.

[Michael Kiggins @MikeKiggins]

I’m halfway through grading four batches of final papers, and I’m really, really feeling this.

[Ghost Parachute @GhostParachute]

Read "Your Five-Step Guide to Being a Pallbearer" written by @MikeKiggins and illustrated by @BrooksiesBooks. https://t.co/XApGT7NUJe

[Michael Kiggins @MikeKiggins]

Here's the direct link to my story: https://t.co/cGxLwTRLgG

[Michael Kiggins @MikeKiggins]

Hey, y'all! The newest issue of Ghost Parachute is out, and I have a story in it along with some really great writers. I hope you'll check out "Your Five-Step Guide to Being a Pallbearer."

[Ghost Parachute @GhostParachute]

The May 2026 issue is here! https://t.co/5ljch0voQN

[Michael Kiggins @MikeKiggins]

@TheLincoln Pale Fire, my god… they could never.

[Michael Kiggins @MikeKiggins]

What's the quickest something you've submitted to a journal has been rejected? Mine happened just now. It took five minutes. Man, if only I could run a mile that fast.

[Michael Kiggins @MikeKiggins]

I’ve been teaching at the college-level for a little over two decades. Today, I experienced a first when a student snapped their fingers at me several times to get my attention instead of, you know, saying my name or raising a hand. And y’all, I just…

[James Martin, SJ @JamesMartinSJ]

Asking God, in a public prayer, to help a political leader make wise decisions, care for the poor, seek peace, foster harmony, and try to include all those who feel excluded? Yes. Comparing a political leader, in a public prayer, to the sinless Son of God during Holy Week? No.

[Michael Kiggins @MikeKiggins]

I can’t…

[Jack @GayLaVie]

Of course her husband’s kink was cross dressing. Do you think it was safe for him to do pup play?!

[Michael Kiggins @MikeKiggins]

I literally cackled

[Guilty as Slade? ✨🤌🏼 @Jesse_bslade]

kristi noem’s husband going to applebees with the girls

[JP Relph - TWO NEW COLLECTIONS OUT NOW @RelphJp]

I'm chuffed to bits to have a wee one in @paragraphplanet 😊 The @TrashCatLit micro issue inspired me so much to try and write smol. I like it!

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